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High Wind Watch 5, NWS Billings, MT

November 28, 2017Carter County, Custer County, Fallon County, Montana

NWS Billings, MT issued this high wind watch at Nov 28, 2017, 2:33 PM MST for Carter County, Custer County, Fallon County, Montana. It took effect at Nov 29, 2017, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2017, 2:33 PM MST (21:33 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 29, 2017, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 29, 2017, 3:02 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Billings, MT

Counties Carter County, MT, Custer County, MT, Fallon County, MT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Billings, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Nov 28, 8:48 AM MST, 5 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 8:48 AM MST, 5 hours 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 28, 2:02 PM MST, 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Billings MT
202 PM MST Tue Nov 28 2017

MTZ028>042-056>058-063>068-WYZ098-099-282215-
Southern Wheatland-Musselshell-Treasure-Northern Rosebud-Custer-
Fallon-Northern Stillwater-Yellowstone-Powder River-Carter-
Southern Big Horn-Eastern Carbon-Northern Park-
Northern Sweet Grass-Golden Valley-Red Lodge Foothills-
Northern Big Horn-Southern Rosebud-Judith Gap-Paradise Valley-
Livingston Area-Beartooth Foothills-Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains-
Crazy Mountains-Northeast Bighorn Mountains-Sheridan Foothills-
202 PM MST Tue Nov 28 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central
Montana...south central Montana...southeast Montana and north
central Wyoming.

* WHAT...West to northwest winds with gusts of 35 to 50 mph
  possible. Some locations could potentially see gusts up to 60
  mph.

* WHERE...Areas of south central and southeast Montana, as well as
  north central Wyoming.

* WHEN...Wednesday morning and afternoon. Winds are expected to
  diminish Wednesday evening.

* ADDITIONAL HAZARD CONCERNS...Potentially hazardous crosswinds
  across area highways and roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Hazardous Weather Outlook is issued when hazardous weather could
impact the region within the next week. Be sure to stay tuned for
future updates as locations, timing, and impacts could change.
Begin preparations to mitigate any impacts that could result from
the hazardous weather.

&&

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 28, 8:40 AM MST, 5 hours 53 minutes before
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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.